, 1887-06-30

Sound, having made but two visits to
San Francisco during that period.
He has six sisters living along the At
iantic coast, from New York to Boston,
the youngest of whom is 80 years of age,
the eldest ". Captain Libby has been
placed in charge during the temporary
absence OF Captain Tibbals.
From TUESDAYS DailE.
Mr.. Thomas Calhoun is in town.
Judge Korter is reported convalescent-
Col. Henry Landes went to Seattle to-
day.
The Montana building is being renCd-
eled for the use of the fire company.
Supt. ]. L. Smith of Irondale was in
town yesterday.
Chester L. Terry, customs inspector,
was IN town today.
Miss Jennie Mills of Port Discovery
has gone to San Francisco.
Capt. Biondi's flag staff was erected to
a perpendicular position yesterday.
Miss Hester Goldsmith, of San Fran
cisco, is the guest of Ms. w. II. Whit
tlesey.
Mr. Starrett is now putting timbers
under the old Sheehan building prepar-
atory for moving.
Frank Hastings has been appointed
administrator of the estate of the late
Mary Hill, deceased.
Mr.. Sheehan's stock of hardware has
has been moved to the Hastings Com
mission House.
Prof. r. G. Kerr, formerly OF Port
Townsend; has been reelected principal
of the Walla Walla public schools.
1t seems they had a regular bear Kill
ling bee in Chimacum valley on Sunday.
We learn that four bruins were slaugh-
tered.
July Oath has been fixed as the date for
settlement of the estate of the late + CHI
ard Payne. by William Payne aG.-.nis-
traitor.
Hon. Arthur K. Delaney, Collector of
Customs for Alaska, went north OIL the
Olympian. He was met here by his old
friend. Hon. Beriah Brown.
Port Townsend bids fair to pass a
very quiet Fourth. Unless we can amuse
ourselves with the city election coming
on we are likely to get lonesome.
Photographer McMurry will go to
WILDLY island on Thursday or Friday,
to remain till July 9th with an outfit for
taking tin types, negatives and views.
Copies OF Judge Swans annual Pio-
neer address can be obtained at the
ARGUS Office for Is cents each. The
supply is limited, aud orders should be
sent in at once.
A large numbe: of Episcopal clerg-
men arrived today to attend the Episco-
pal convocation. Among them was no.
ticed Rev. E. Davis, formerly rector OF
st. PauPs church.
Our old friend (beg pardon! young
frien0 Charlie Tolcott OF Olympia was
married the other day to Miss Fay.
The lady is not personally known to US
but We congratulate her for Oharley's
sake.
Next Saturday and Sunday will be
the fourth quarterly meeting occasion
at the Ii. E. church. Rev. D. G. LIE
Sourd, presiding elder, is expected to be
with us, and profitable time is antici-
patei.
Dan. Sully in his own play Of Daddy
Nolan, will appear at Learnsd's opera
house July 18th. 1t is corner grocery
Iriah piece, and has drawn big houses
everywhere. The San Francisco papers
all commend his performances very
highly.
Mrs. Flora D. Brown. OF the ARGUS
Building Millinery Store, is advertising
clearance sale of summer goods. She
will start east about the middle of July
and will return in five or six weeks
thereafter with large stock of early
fall goods.
Bishop Fowler evidently believes
thoroughly in Tacoma; or else he be-
lieves in giving the Tacoma people a
big dose of taffy about their town as a
center of population, etc, to salve their
soreness and disappointment over the
loss of the University.
A sailor named Brown. from Port
Ludlow, fell overheard from his skiff on
Friday and was drowned. He and a
companion had brought load Of shing-
les to this place, and on returning tried
to hoist their sail off Point Ringold,
with the above result.
Messrs. W. Il. Whittlesey and a. b.
Tucker have been elected wardens ef
the Episcopal church. The board OF
trustees have selected the former gentle
man for treasurer and MIR. James Jones
for secretary. Messrs. Wood, Biles and
Jones were elected Lay delegates to the
convocation, which event takes place on
July l1th,
Our reduction of the yearly subscriP'
tion price of the WEELy ARGUS apple;
only to those who pay in advance. De
linquents will be charged the formel
price. So. We cannot afford TO reduc'
the price and give credit too. State